butt out
English edit
Etymology edit
Modelled after butt in.
Pronunciation edit
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Verb edit
butt out (third-person singular simple present butts out, present participle butting out, simple past and past participle butted out)
- (intransitive, Canada, US, slang, derogatory) To stop interfering; mind one's own business.
- The government should butt out of people's private lives.
Translations edit
to stop interfering